A rare cause of acute flaccid paralysis: Human coronaviruses

Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 280-281

  Turgay, Cokyaman ^a   Emine, Tekin ^a   Ozlem, Koken ^a   Muhammet, S Paksu ^a   Haydar, A Tasdemir ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute flaccid paralysis; child; coronavirus 229E; coronavirus OC43

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BULBAR PARALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CORONAVIRIDAE INFECTION; COUGHING; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; FLACCID PARALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CORONAVIRUS OC43; HUMAN TISSUE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MIXED INFECTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NOSE SMEAR; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RHINORRHEA; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SPEECH DISORDER; TENDON REFLEX; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

EID: 84942321236     PISSN: 18171745     EISSN: 19983948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.165716     Document Type: Article

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